This stonking 11% Belgian tripel pours a sunshiney golden yellow with a tight, off-white head. The head is amazing; it actually looks like frogspawn as perfectly formed, distinctly separate little bubbles cling to each other. I have to share a close up photo just to show what I mean.
It has a lovely hoppy aroma with a hint of sweet fruit, including citrus and banana. The flavour is equally impressive with the expected tripel taste of tangy, sour hops but with the addition of zingy, fruit bursts that give a sweet edge to the sourness and a maltiness that lingers on the palate. It has a medium body with good carbonation.
You can definitely taste that this has a high ABV but I couldn't really detect any hints of raw alcohol that sometimes overpower strong ales. Let's face it, the Belgian's know how to brew decent beer so it's no surprise that I'm saying 'Ale Be Seeing You' again to Kasteel Tripel.
Brewed by Kasteel Brouwerij Vanhonsebrouck, Belgium
11% ABV
My rating:
My Untappd score: 4.5/5